Thoughts on Money
I work with the wealthy, the children of the wealthy and the soon to be wealthy. Please listen to what I have to say. I know you think that if you can just make enough money, your problems will go away. And there will be harmony in your household. And your relationships will be better.Unfortunately, that that’s not how it works. What actually... See more
I work with the wealthy, the children of the wealthy and the soon to be… | Joshua Brown | 285 comments
Just because money feels stressful and anxiety-inducing now doesn’t mean it has to stay that way. If you want your money life to feel calm, spacious, and grounded — you can do that.
You get to decide what your relationship with money looks like and turn these money tasks into opportunities to infuse your relationship with money with a sense of... See more
You get to decide what your relationship with money looks like and turn these money tasks into opportunities to infuse your relationship with money with a sense of... See more
Money Mocha #2: Have you ever been on a Money Date?
" Don't ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and then go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive. "
Howard Thurman
Thomas Klaffke • Aliveness: Reframing Productivity
That was our first lesson. To earn money, we did some house chores that we called “job-jobs”.
You could only do the paying “job-jobs” after your regular household chores.
She continued to build on this by talking to us about our futures and encouraging us to save to meet different goals instead of spending it all.
You could only do the paying “job-jobs” after your regular household chores.
She continued to build on this by talking to us about our futures and encouraging us to save to meet different goals instead of spending it all.
Afraid To Talk To Your Kids About Money? My Mom Is Not
Being "good with money" means you know how to USE it. Saving money is one use, but it's not the exclusive way to put your money to work for you .
Being "a good saver" DOESN'T make you good with money
Risk isn’t a measure of negative consequences. It’s a measure of uncertainty. And the issue with minimizing risk is that while we protect our downside, we prevent ourselves from achieving any sort of meaningful upside. In this way, risk minimization isn’t an insurance policy as much as it is a collar, and the cost of protecting our downside is the... See more
Rethinking Risk.
This is the kind of work we do as financial advisors. We help clients lean into the tension between money and meaning. It’s not about quick answers! It’s about living with the questions long enough to align their money with what truly matters.
The tension and paradox of money…
You can't win a game if you don't know the rules of the game. You need to understand how money works. You need to understand how money moves. You need to understand how to use it as a tool. My whole mantra working with clients in financial services as an advisor isn't so much to tell people what to do, but to make sure they understand how things... See more